my cart my cart |
Penguin Group (USA)
   
 
home authors  books  divisions  services  special interests  special offers  sales annex
   
Biography, Autobiography, Memoir
Biography
Autobiography, Memoir, Letters, Journals
New Releases
Biography, Autobiography, Memoir Paperback
Biography, Autobiography, Memoir Hardcover

Biography

222 items found.
Browse Results 1-20 sorted by date.
Sort by:  
Search within results
Inside InsideInside Inside
James Lipton
$27.95|add to cart
Book: Hardcover | 9.25 x 6.25in | 512 pages | ISBN 9780525950356 | 18 Oct 2007 | Dutton Adult | 14 - 18

A revealing behind-the scenes portrait of the award-winning TV show "Inside The Actors Studio"—and its creator and host James Lipton More...

Other formats:
Paperback: $15.00 | eBook - Palm reader: $27.95 | eBook - Microsoft Reader: $27.95 | eBook - Adobe reader: $27.95
My Friend LeonardMy Friend Leonard
James Frey
$15.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 416 pages | ISBN 9781594481956 | 30 May 2006 | Riverhead | 18 years

The New York Times bestselling follow-up to A Million Little Pieces - the heartrending story of a friendship between a newly-sober James and Leonard, the charismatic, high-living mobster he met in rehab More...

Other formats:
eBook - Microsoft Reader: $15.00 | eBook - Palm reader: $15.00 | eBook - Adobe reader: $15.00
Secret DaughterSecret Daughter
A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away
June Cross
$24.95|add to cart
Book: Hardcover | 5.98 x 9.01in | 320 pages | ISBN 9780670885558 | 18 May 2006 | Viking Adult | 18 years

A powerful memoir about the complicated but ultimately loving relationship between a black daughter and her white mother More...

Other formats:
Paperback: $15.00 | eBook - Adobe reader: $15.00 | eBook - Palm reader: $15.00 | eBook - Microsoft Reader: $15.00
Plan B: Further Thoughts on FaithPlan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
Further Thoughts on Faith
Anne Lamott
$14.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 8.26 x 5.23in | 336 pages | ISBN 9781594481574 | 28 Mar 2006 | Riverhead | 18 years
More...
Other formats:
Hardcover: $24.95 | eBook - Microsoft Reader: $14.00 | eBook - Palm reader: $14.00 | eBook - Adobe reader: $14.00 | CD Unabridged: $29.95
Margot FonteynMargot Fonteyn
A Life
Meredith Daneman
$18.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 672 pages | ISBN 9780140165302 | 04 Oct 2005 | Penguin | 18 years

"Gripping and insightful...a fascinatingly thorough look at one of the most spectacular ballerinas to grace the stage." —Time Out New York More...

TrafalgarTrafalgar
An Eyewitness History
Tom Pocock
$15.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 128 pages | ISBN 9780141441504 | 04 Oct 2005 | Penguin Classic | 18 years

Published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the epic battle, a unique collection of firsthand accounts that bring Trafalgar to life More...

BorgesBorges
A Life
Edwin Williamson
$18.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 592 pages | ISBN 9780143035565 | 26 Jul 2005 | Penguin | 18 years

"An absorbing and meticulously researched biography by one of the best critics of Latin American literature of our time." —Mario Vargas Llosa More...

The LiarsThe Liars' Club
A Memoir
Mary Karr
$15.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.19 x 7.59in | 352 pages | ISBN 9780143035749 | 31 May 2005 | Penguin | 18 years
PEN/Martha Albrand Award

A tenth anniversary edition of the landmark memoir, with a new introduction by the author More...

The Road to the Dark TowerThe Road to the Dark Tower
Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus
Bev Vincent
$14.95|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 6.02 x 8.97in | 368 pages | ISBN 9780451213044 | 28 Sep 2004 | NAL | 18 years
More...
Other formats:
eBook - Adobe reader: $14.95 | eBook - Microsoft Reader: $14.95 | eBook - Palm reader: $14.95
The Opposite of FateThe Opposite of Fate
Memories of a Writing Life
Amy Tan
$15.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.31 x 7.99in | 416 pages | ISBN 9780142004890 | 28 Sep 2004 | Penguin | 18 years
New York Times Notable Book

Amy Tan gives us a story that is just as wonderous as her fiction: her own life. More...

Other formats:
eBook - Microsoft Reader: $24.95 | eBook - Adobe reader: $24.95 | eBook - Palm reader: $24.95
Eastern ApproachesEastern Approaches
Fitzroy MacLean
$30.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 576 pages | ISBN 9780140132717 | 01 Sep 2004 | Penguin UK | Adult
More...
Alexander HamiltonAlexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
$35.00|add to cart
Book: Hardcover | 6.14 x 9.25in | 832 pages | ISBN 9781594200090 | 26 Apr 2004 | The Penguin Press | 18 years
Forbes Best Books of the Year 2004

From National Book Award winner Ron Chernow, a landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father who galvanized, inspired, scandalized, and shaped the newborn nation. More...

Other formats:
Paperback: $18.00 | eBook - Palm reader: $18.00 | eBook - Microsoft Reader: $18.00 | eBook - Adobe reader: $18.00 | CD Abridged: $39.95 | Cassette Abridged: $39.95
The Hemingway Book Club of KosovoThe Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo
Paula Huntley
$13.95|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.51 x 8.26in | 272 pages | ISBN 9781585422937 | 02 Feb 2004 | Tarcher | Adult
Nautilus Award Finalist 2004
More...
KeseyKesey's Jail Journal
Ken Kesey
$34.95|add to cart
Book: Hardcover | 8.38 x 11.33in | 144 pages | ISBN 9780670876938 | 10 Nov 2003 | Viking Adult | 18 years

A great American writer makes the most of doing time in this innovative, stunningly illustrated work More...

Spit in the Ocean #7Spit in the Ocean #7
All About Ken Kesey
Various, Ed McClanahan, Gus Van Sant
$15.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.51 x 7.99in | 272 pages | ISBN 9780142003633 | 28 Oct 2003 | Penguin | 18 years

An illustrious tribute to the remarkable spirit of Ken Kesey More...

The Interesting Narrative and Other WritingsThe Interesting Narrative and Other Writings
Revised Edition
Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Carretta
$11.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 432 pages | ISBN 9780142437162 | 27 May 2003 | Penguin Classic | 18 years

A revised and expanded edition of the classic account of the slave trade by a native African, former slave, and loyal British subject More...

The Twelve CaesarsThe Twelve Caesars
Suetonius, Robert Graves, Michael Grant
$15.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 384 pages | ISBN 9780140449211 | 06 May 2003 | Penguin Classic | 18 years
More...
Other formats:
Paperback: $15.00
BrownBrown
The Last Discovery of America
Richard Rodriguez
$15.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.15 x 7.63in | 256 pages | ISBN 9780142000793 | 25 Mar 2003 | Penguin | 18 years
Booklist Editor's Choice

"Richard Rodriguez's beautiful new book, Brown, is a meditation on America's family secrets." —Los Angeles Times More...

My Bondage and My FreedomMy Bondage and My Freedom
Frederick Douglass, John David Smith
$12.00|add to cart
Book: Paperback | 5.07 x 7.79in | 432 pages | ISBN 9780140439182 | 04 Feb 2003 | Penguin Classic | 18 years

The stunning document of intellectual transformation and human independence More...

Silent WarriorSilent Warrior
The Marine Sniper's Story Vietnam Continues
Charles Henderson
$7.99|add to cart
Book: Paperback: Mass Market | 4.29 x 6.73in | 336 pages | ISBN 9780425188644 | 07 Jan 2003 | Berkley | 18 years
More...
Other formats:
eBook - Adobe reader: $7.99 | eBook - Microsoft Reader: $7.99 | eBook - Palm reader: $7.99
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | next »
1 - 10     11 - 12   
Summer of Romance

Postcards from a Penguin Summer

Looking for that perfect romance novel to take to the beach? Look no further.


15 Minutes of Fame: Becoming a Star in the YouTube Revolution

Read and excerpt from 15 Minutes of Fame: Becoming a Star in the YouTube Revolution in our Current Affairs special interest area.